yamaha wire is metric

[Bernhard Stopper]

metric size IS standard size... ;)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 1:13 AM
Subject: yamaha wire is metric


> Found out today that the wire size indications that Yamaha stamps on their
> grand piano bridges are METRIC, not standard sizes.  I confirmed this with
> tech Greg at yamaha corp. When I mentioned this to a couple other techs
(who
> have more experience than myself), their typical reaction was, "hmmm, I
> didn't know that". So, for example, 14.5 on the bridge calls for 15
standard
> size. How many on the list knows this? (Probably most everyone but me! :))
>
> Also, since I'm restringing my yamaha G1, after removing the old
understring
> felt, i found that the "curved" piece at the beginning of the plain wire
> tenor section (between agraffe and tuning pins) is actually a piece of
> cardboard, covered with thin felt, instead of one thick piece, as in the
> last two sections. Upon further inspection, the underside of the cardboard
> also has an extra strip of the material on one side, and a thinner strip
of
> felt on the other, for DB purposes no doubt. I wonder if you can order
these
> pieces ready-made, or will i  have to just make a "copy' of it myself.
>
>
> Terry Peterson
>
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